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1016:"MISS STOKES LEFT WEALTH TO CHARITY; Schools and Welfare Groups Here, in Mexico and in China Get Bulk of $ 3,000,000. BIG BEQUEST TO BARNARD This Gift May Total $ 1,500,000 -- Many Relatives Also Share in Estate of New York Woman"
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